Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-06-24
A LIVE ISSUE.
Two Points on Which the Pros and
Antis are Agreed-The Negro Vote
will Decide the Question.
North Texas VIII Vote for Prohibition and
So tn Tt1as Against it-A Differ
encc as to MBjorities,

said that even lovely dancers make it 2
subject OF repartee wi-h their "anti"
partners es they 20 whining through the
mszass f the Wslsz. 1t is safe TO say that
nc p. uticsi question has ever received
such : thorough discussion iH Texas as
prohibition 5ui never has tn pE lie mind
been sn warmly agit8-,d sIECc 49, vote on
secession. Hu6iG seem thst the cam
Dalgu has progress: Il far oGcA-4 to eua-
bic 8 c.0-e a5-.. ~ 10 t0im some sort #
an estimate a. 10 the result, but
the opinion OF conservative men,
and the reports from different sections
are 80 conflicting that the man who de-
sires 10 preserve q reputation for poliE
IcaI precedence hides himself in a Shelf
and becomes Deipbian oracle. On tWp
points, however, both sides are agreed
That the negro vote will determine the
question, and that North Texas VIII
20 for prohibition. AS to maloLitzse,.
ETC, it is curious how far apart men
are who talk il private, and not merely
for the purpose Uf influencing the result.
The COiCred vote, upon which alt~e9n-
cede the fate Of the question hinges, will
aggregate about 5000, Of which %, coo
oelOng 10 North Texas. The most potent
been Web Flanagan, Wright Quincy,
Wash Jones, C. Degrees ard
.Tohn B. Rector OF these Cuney's intiu-
ence is the greatest. He - perhaps t1e
ab!est representative 9f MS race IN the
south, and in many political conflicts has
displayed extraordinary talent as pCliti-
cal leader. IN declining TO take part in
the prohibition campsian .e followed
out the policy outlined of Nc. Biz ne
in 1851 Cuuey IS L faithful champion o.
the man from Maine and will without q
doubt throw 20 MIN the vote Of Texas in
the Republican convention u 'S8, as he
did g. majority Of its vote in 1874.
Next to Quincy in strength with tae col
Ored brother is Webster Flanagan, of
naeional reputation. Web is an enthu
siastic ProhibitiOnist and is making some
speeches for the cause, His adherence
TO it will be WaItl almost Is much 10 it
in actu2L votes as Reagan'S famous let
ter.
Wash jones is 4 power with the negroes,
especially Of his OWE section, though mis-
: greateet struggle Is with the independent
elemen. among the whites. His personal
influence IS perhaps greater than that OF
SDy msu n Texas He is worth al least
10000 votes in state campaign 10 any
cause he might espOUse. It will be re
membpTed that in his campaign against
Ireland in 50 Jones carried the latter's
,.,,rrg.-fo,,a! 5ieIrir+ and csua near de
feaci1g him in MS own county. A. cam
,,of-,nsr s,noncr tho masses s,WAsbu Jones
---,b.I,t u noar ~ .he s-s.e He is
working fer prohibition.
Colonel j. c. DeGyess is also very
-.r,rr, rrt4t An. ooioral voters. though in
=, T5s,,n,,fcan ronveptinn Of 1881
s.IarotGd' inc svmusthfes Of a numper
&c +,..f7. No. n~,T,inent leaders. There
49, sn~.v,dar nol;tfcaI organizer u
- .bor DeGress Personally he is
~ o,aI1 o. and in q tight he caa be re-
~ - ~, =, 10 no last difc5 a. Vel
-, how S1t Iif+Ie interest in fhe
l ~ -''1 canyass fhouqb recen, re-
-bsr ne i a. taIL2 the stumD for
~ ,,,G+is -
ruSra Rector nv virtue of his
49, nn.ftion "a CHAIRMAN of
40 p-nuTifrsn state sxec.
- co,,r,,iTfaa la a biob authority with
- erc,v bnad ynre- He is 81 conserya-
- .,,1 ~ rpimneochabIa character. and
.,.-a-,aIl,, - a. ,,n,n1sr win Democrats
- -, ,,Iicara Whpn no declared
~, ~ 4y,.,Lfbi4;o, Trdna Rector did
t1,- r5r-p. S.r--Tcta HIGH. If estimated
go ,,.-,,II nm far mn into IN. thon
ENDS
49,, .L,,o i,g,or,os o,,5 mt
- - -, 49, ratr1ro ara N,
NE ssss PUN IL t - ~ r. :,
CA' i1 ~ 4h SaSt~ -
o,;.inlI -. I'll &C a s1,iritneI gn,de-
po.a.Loa. III, "t-l 90 .bo daar,b NJ 7aadar,
Ia S'lit,. go 80 80 rsca The negr3
u go = 'l'i - ,,'-so probihi+ionist
- 6rahibi+,o,ist
Au 1H q - 80 tbo cor,noicr, with
f 80 - ~ the coIorsd eIeII4St anC
-. ~ ca,, t-ou III o1yn con,
l1 ,.lIi- - '1-o 1-''>''-
- 1,,-,,. .a;4 oerars1lv corcndac
-, tbo+ Nh Tsyo.
- ~" g. n-nb;bition and h,
WI - 81 Ts1-os will on tbt
~ -, -, - yrida diTsrenc,
o'.G- - - ,,rojori+ias Tha anti.
~ sIS mo -, oI-e-sa meio-ity
20 - ~ r.. - % non win SoutT
- - :, - -; ,,ajori+,, of N non tn,
-, 49,, vIili carry North Texs
20 80 GOO s,G 3bst+be majority sosins
- ~ ~ -,,.b rTaxos nil, not oT,,eed IN
"a, ,rLaN, 80 Tho ao+ima+os of m,
Wy L..'5Io.;,.o -,,o, an botb sidae
~ : -, 90 o+bars vybo CLAIM
VI Coui, LII 1v;tbont heinz sbie ;,
eleiy - inS LID resson fnr snv oninio,
aGS-.n - r. nnet no evident !,
"n1,C -, who travels talk
+hinrs +hst the vote vii
-. -.-I 0o,oso Gov tho win
ye uuoo,lr rs +,o resrI+ NAV he DE-
u-us, Ss"S ~ eran+s vet To he Inst nov